Re:Paul Erdős: a life that added up to something (1996)
by brookside on Saturday October 08, 2016 @12:18AM
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If your definition of speed is methamphetamine, that is available by prescription for therapeutic use under the name Desoxyn.
As somebody who also takes legally prescribed Adderall myself (begrudgingly...I've been on a years-long hunt for practical counseling/coaching help w/ focus), I think it's important not to kid ourselves - we are consuming amphetamines. Uppers. Speed. Greenies. Apart from the assurance of purity, the drug isn't magically safe or without other pleasurable/terrible effects because prescribed by a doctor.
Also would like to add: the "brain biochemical deficiency" theory has been called into question for ADD (and other mental health diagnoses).
As somebody who also takes legally prescribed Adderall myself (begrudgingly...I've been on a years-long hunt for practical counseling/coaching help w/ focus), I think it's important not to kid ourselves - we are consuming amphetamines. Uppers. Speed. Greenies. Apart from the assurance of purity, the drug isn't magically safe or without other pleasurable/terrible effects because prescribed by a doctor.
Also would like to add: the "brain biochemical deficiency" theory has been called into question for ADD (and other mental health diagnoses).
http://psychcentral.com/news/2013/11/02/chemical-imbalance-i...